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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
all
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From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
anxious
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From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
approaching
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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back
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Bandy-legs
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
blooming
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
borne
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
building
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
called
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caused
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clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
doomed
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
farmhouse
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
flood
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
going
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
head
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From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
here's
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
Hi
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bandy-legs informed him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This caused Max to take a little survey in order to satisfy himself that what the other said was true.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This caused Max to take a little survey in order to satisfy himself that what the other said was true.
informed
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From this reading Bandy-legs informed him.
inundated
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
keeps
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This caused Max to take a little survey in order to satisfy himself that what the other said was true.
matter
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Max
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mighty
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
more
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
now
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
old
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This caused Max to take a little survey in order to satisfy himself that what the other said was true.
other
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From this reading This caused Max to take a little survey in order to satisfy himself that what the other said was true.
out
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pick
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pieces
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
REFUGEES
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
ROOF
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
safety
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said
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satisfy
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shot
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shoulder
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sloping
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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soon
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
Steve
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From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
straddle
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
survey
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sweeping
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This caused Max to take a little survey in order to satisfy himself that what the other said was true.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
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timber
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trouble
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From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
true
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turn
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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way
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we'll
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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What's
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From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading REFUGEES OF THE ROOF "Hi! here's more trouble!" cried Bandy-legs, while they were approaching the inundated farmhouse, borne on the sweeping current of the flood.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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Why
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
words
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What's the matter now?" called Steve, so anxious about the safety of those who clung to the sloping roof of the doomed building that he would not even turn his head all the way around, but shot the words back over his shoulder.
wreck's
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From this reading "Why, the blooming old wreck's going all to pieces, so that we'll each have to pick out a timber, and straddle mighty soon, if it keeps on this way!"
